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Political Risk
Effective Transactional Risk Management
Daniel Wagner | November 1, 2007
Daniel Wagner explains transactional risk and why it is an essential part of the risk management process in the international business arena.
Intellectual Property
Trade Secret Protection: Good Risk Management
Sanford Warren | November 1, 2007
Sanford Warren advises taking precautions, both offensive and defensive, to protect your trade secrets and those of others.
Courts and Coverage
The Measure of "Reasonable" Defense Costs in Independent Counsel Situations
Brent Cooper | November 1, 2007
In independent counsel situations, who determines what costs are reasonable? Brent Cooper and Dana Harbin peruse state positions.
Property Insurance
Demystifying Appraisal: The Scope and Nature of Insurance Appraisals
Jay Levin | October 1, 2007
Jay Levin examines appraisals, addressing their use, benefits and limitations, jurisdictional differences, and review issues.
Reinsurance
Adventures in Contract Wording: Jury Still Out on Meaning of "Sole Judge"
Larry Schiffer | October 1, 2007
Larry Schiffer warns drafters of reinsurance agreements to exercise caution when negotiating a deal involving a reinsurance sole judge clause.
Construction Safety
Enterprise Safety Management: Creating an Injury-Free Workplace
Peter Furst | September 15, 2007
Peter Furst discusses ESM as a framework for achieving an injury free workplace, including the history, evolution, and foundational elements.
Risk and Insurance History
Lloyd's of London: The Early Days
John Bogardus | September 1, 2007
Jack Bogardus and Robert Moore relate the emergence of coffeehouses and the opportunities they created for revolutionary business practices.
Corporate Fraud Prevention
Building Processes To Detect Fraud
Scott Langlinais | September 1, 2007
Scott Langlinais reveals how to develop an internal approach where everyone is responsible for identifying risks and exposing perpetrators.
Enterprise Risk Management
Taking Risks to Create Value—It's What Capitalism's All About!
Mark Layton | September 1, 2007
To establish a risk intelligent enterprise, you must take calculated risks and avoid "the taboo of failure." Mark Layton explains.
Terrorism Risk Management and Insurance
Key Coverage Issues in the TRIA Debate
James Macdonald | September 1, 2007
James Macdonald examines the federal terrorism insurance program and the key coverage issues in the TRIA debate.
Intellectual Property
Trade Secret Protection: Good Risk Management
Sanford Warren | November 1, 2007
Courts and Coverage
The Measure of "Reasonable" Defense Costs in Independent Counsel Situations
Brent Cooper | November 1, 2007
Property Insurance
Demystifying Appraisal: The Scope and Nature of Insurance Appraisals
Jay Levin | October 1, 2007
Reinsurance
Adventures in Contract Wording: Jury Still Out on Meaning of "Sole Judge"
Larry Schiffer | October 1, 2007
Construction Safety
Enterprise Safety Management: Creating an Injury-Free Workplace
Peter Furst | September 15, 2007
Enterprise Risk Management
Taking Risks to Create Value—It's What Capitalism's All About!
Mark Layton | September 1, 2007
Terrorism Risk Management and Insurance
Key Coverage Issues in the TRIA Debate
James Macdonald | September 1, 2007
